2025 Sunset Concert Series
The Inn at Occidental is excited to announce the return of our highly anticipated Sunset Concert Series for 2025! Join us on select Sunday evenings from 6 to 8 pm for an unforgettable musical experience surrounded by breathtaking views. Our outdoor bar will be open, offering a selection of local wines, craft beers, and our refreshing summer spritz. Plus, the BBQ will be sizzling.
Below is this year’s concert lineup:
Walking Mirrors (A Benefit for the Town of Occidental)
Sunday, June 8 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
The Inn at Occidental is pleased to welcome Walking Mirrors to our Courtyard Stage to kickoff our 2025 Sunset Concert Series. We are excited to announce that all proceeds from ticket sales for this event will be donated to the Town of Occidental.
Formed in 2019 by singer songwriter Mark Nelson and lead guitarist/producer Craig Bartock (Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee band HEART), the band has assembled some of the Best Rock n’ Roll All-Stars in the Bay Area.
Delivering a classic but insanely original brand of reflective rock n roll, this Rock n’ Roll Super Group is led by Craig’s ripping guitar riffs and overall musical direction, and Marks carefully crafted story-telling and raw vocals.
The band’s live sets include carefully selected songs from their thirty-piece original catalogue, and a host of synergistic cover songs that just make you feel the way you were meant to feel. “Awesome.” The music is heavily influenced by the pure energy of the Rolling Stones and storytelling and approachability of Tom Petty.
Over the last two years, the band’s “movement” has taken the North Bay live rock n’ roll music scene by storm. After tearing down the house at all the major Marin venues (Sweetwater Music Hall, Hopmonk Novato and sold-out Rancho Nicasio) multiple times, the band is expanding it’s live performances across the Bay Area.
Walking Mirrors released their second studio album “Nothing Left for Gray” at the end of 2022, three years after cutting their self-titled album back in 2019. Both albums are certain to reflectively “move you.”
In service to our mission, all WM ticket proceeds are donated to local not for profits. We have raised (including sponsorships) over $200 thousand dollars over a two plus year time period. To date, beneficiaries have included Town of San Anselmo’s Live on the Avenue (our largest donations to date), Redwood Credit Union Community Fund (Raised $10k and 25k in 2023 and 2024 respectively) Bridge the Gap CollegePrep, Sweetwater Music Hall, Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department, and Mark Day School.
Sgt Splendor (featuring Eric McFadden & Kate Vargas w/ Angeline Saris and Paulo Baldi)
Sunday, June 22 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
The Inn at Occidental is pleased to welcome Sgt Splendor (featuring Eric McFadden & Kate Vargas w/ Angeline Saris and Paulo Baldi) to our 2025 Sunset Concert Series.
Before joining forces, the duo behind Sgt. Splendor were already formidable solo artists, Kate Vargas chalking up acclaim at outlets like NPR, HuffPost, American Songwriter, Rolling Stone and Vice (including praise from the “Dean of American Rock Critics” Robert Christgau); and Eric McFadden amassing an impressive resume including stints on guitar with George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, Anders Osbourne, Karl Denson, Stockholm Syndrome, and Eric Burdon & The Animals, plus a slew of solo albums, and session work with everyone from Jackson Browne to The Clash’s Joe Strummer.
“One of the most unique bands to come out of the new millennium is the contrasting duo of Sgt. Splendor. The group consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist/flautist Kate Vargas, and her partner in crime, guitarist/vocalist Eric McFadden (George Clinton & P-Funk, Eric Burdon, Les Claypool, etc)…is this an album for the masses?… yes. Yet it is even more so an album for the music aficionados who understand and appreciate in-depth, heavy songwriting, wrapped in a blanket of heavy Blues and Rock music that holds its own against anything you can throw at it. ” – Tone Scott / GOLDMINE Magazine 2024
“…In the ten new songs, not only do the amazing vocals and skillful guitar playing of the two musicians complement each other very well, but alt-funk, desert rock and dirty blues also merge seamlessly. Groovy and brooding, mysterious and memorable – this is hot music with cool cover art.” – Dennis / Add To Want-list 2023
Tim Hockenberry and the 559 (Soulful Heartfelt Vocals)
Sunday, June 29 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
The Inn at Occidental is pleased to welcome Tim Hockenberry and the 559 to our 2025 Sunset Concert Series.
Tim Hockenberry is a multi-instrumentalist (piano, bass, trombone, vocals), songwriter as well as a gifted interpreter of well-known cover songs.
Tim gained national fame when he performed and made it to the semi-finals (last singer standing) on America’s Got Talent in 2012. He was a favorite of judge Howard Stern.
Tim Hockenberry’s voice is reminiscent of Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, and Tom Waits, but you only need to hear a few bars of Hockenberry singing “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” to understand that this is an artist who has a refreshingly authentic approach to great songs.
He has shared the stage with performers such as Bonnie Raitt, Steve Miller, and Robert Cray and has established himself as one of the most compelling and important artists in the Bay Area music scene.
In addition to touring with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and with Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Tim has performed at high-profile venues all over northern California, such as The Fillmore, the Great American Music Hall, Bimbo’s 365 Club, The Napa Valley Opera House, the Rrazz Room, the Luther Burbank Center for the Performing Arts and the 142 Throckmorton Theater. He has also headlined at a multitude of festivals including the Robert Mondavi Summer Concert Series, the Clearwater Jazz Festival and the Mill Valley Arts Festival.
“What a breath of fresh air you are. It was moving, and you’re different, and I love you!”
“This was the most moving performance we’ve had from a singer in a long time. No props, no effects…” Howard Stern
San Geronimo (Americana West Marin style)
Sunday, July 27 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
The Inn at Occidental is pleased to welcome San Geronimo and their West-Marin style of Americana to our 2025 Sunset Concert Series.
The band SAN GERONIMO hails from the rolling hills of west Marin, California.
Described by the San Francisco Guardian as “Hard Charging Americana,” SAN GERONIMO write powerful, thought provoking songs that intertwine Classic Rock, Country and Psychedelic elements to form a unique brand of what critics are calling California Soul music.
Darren Nelson – Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Jeremy D’Antonio – Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Dave Zirbel – Pedal Steel, Electric Guitar
Danny Luehring – Drums, Percussion
Kevin White – Bass Guitar
“It’s hard to imagine a better debut than San Geronimo’s ‘Better Days”
– Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal
“HARD CHARGING AMERICANA”
– San Francisco Guardian
Susan Z and the Winding Road (A Tribute to Sheryl Crow)
Sunday, August 3 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
The Inn at Occidental is proud to welcome North Bay’s acclaimed singer-songwriter Susan Z and her all-star band, Susan Z and the Winding Road: A Celebration of Sheryl Crow.
The evening will pay homage to Sheryl Crow — one of the most accomplished and gifted songwriters to emerge from the 1990s. The night’s setlist will stay faithful to the soulful rock icon’s huge body of work with catchy tunes and classic rock rhythms that are sure to stir memories of a dusty hometown, an endless summer, and the loss of innocence.
Susan Z is a multi-talented singer-songwriter, actress, children’s performer, and the founder of Wine, Women & Song, the annual benefit concert that has raised nearly $400,000 for the fight against breast cancer. She has headlined numerous San Francisco and Marin clubs and toured with the all-female festival She’s Out There and ‘60s tribute band Casino Royale.Susan has performed and recorded with Eddie Money, Pablo Cruise, The Doobie Brothers, Eric Martin and more.
The Sallstrom Brothers (West County Americana with Sibling Blood Harmonies)
Sunday, August 17 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
The Inn at Occidental is pleased to welcome The Sallstrom Brothers and their West-County style of Americana and Sibling Blood Harmonies to our 2025 Sunset Concert Series.
We are thrilled to welcome the Sallstrom Brothers, West Sonoma County’s favorite brother duo, to bring their heartfelt Americana to the Inn at Occidental stage. With rich harmonies siblings can achieve known as “blood harmonies” Together crafting a timeless California sound by infusing each performance with authenticity and passion.
The Sallstrom Brothers craft music to create immersive live transcendental folk experiences that strum, emote and enliven souls from living room floors to concert halls.
Shana Morrison and Caledonia (Pop with a Side of Blues and Rock)
Sunday, September 7 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
Shana Morrison’s musical style has been called pop with a side of blues and a side of rock, but she has never shied away from including other ingredients, like country, R&B, and jazz into the mix. Her material is ever-changing, but what always remains the same is Shana’s unique and wide-ranging voice. Her dynamic and charismatic talent has earned the attention of national newspapers and magazines as well as airplay on major radio stations.
The daughter of legendary Northern Irish musician Van Morrison, Shana began performing with her group Caledonia in the San Francisco Bay area in 1996, releasing their debut CD on her own label, Belfast Violet Records. Since 2002, Shana has toured internationally, including numerous concert dates with her father.
Jerry Hannan (Shades of Dylan & John Prine ...Americana with a faint Irish lilt)
Sunday, September 28 at 6pm
Tickets $25 / $30 Day of show
Singer/Songwriter, Jerry Hannan, is the founder and leader of the Mad Hannan’s which he launched with his brother Sean Hannan in 1996 with their first album “Madly in Love With You” which became a local cult tradition. A distinguished songwriter, Jerry Hannan wrote and recorded his song, “Society” with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, which is featured in Sean Penn’s film “Into the Wild”.
Described as “shades of Dylan and John Prine …very Americana with a faint Irish lilt”, Hannan’s songs (like those of Springsteen, Steve Earle and Cat Stevens) speak of our everyday lives and the magic that we sometimes miss. He’s a storyteller, known for his thought provoking lyrics and exuberant performances. He has been called a Marin County treasure, often funny, sardonic in a good-natured way, highlighting issues like ecology, friendship, and love.